Suspenders



No. 24,470. Patented May 9, I899.

J. N. FAUST & w. N. EICHBEBG.

SUSPENDEBS.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB N. FAUST AND WILLIAM N. EICHBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 624,470, dated May 9, 1899.

' Application filed May 14:, 1898- Serial No. 680,674. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

WILLIAM N. EICHBERG, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Suspenders for Garments, of which the-following is. a specification.

Our invention relates to suspenders for garments; and our object is to provide means for removing the greater part or all the strain and wear of the ends on the castofi loops of the webs, which latter form the main body of the suspenders, the same being fully described hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the front cast-oft loop of one side of a pair of suspenders, showing a double end in position and with the cast-oft loop buttoned up in the properposition to hold the end in place. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation similar to whatis shown in Fig. 1, but with the castoff loop unbuttoned and thrown forward and downwardly to the open position, exposing a hook, of metal, in which a single end is suspended. Fig. 4 is the-same 'as Fig 3, but with a double end in engagement with the hook. Fig. 5 is an edge elevation ,'of the part-s shown in Fig. 4, but with the end removed to show hookand the ordinary form of glove-bu-ttoner adapted to hold the castoff loops of the suspenders in the closed position inclosing the hook, and yet be adapted to be easily opened when it is desired to deteach the end from the hook, as is hereinafter more fully shown and described.

Similar letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

A is the front terminal and adjustable portion of the web of the suspender, which is connected to the cast-oft loop B by a link 0, as usual, the rivet for fastening the upper end ofthe cast-0E loop B being the fastening-shank portion of the projectingbutton D of the ordinary form of glove-fastener, whose buttonhole or catch is shown at E. A metal hook F has its upper end portion also'secured to the cast-off loop B by virtue of the shank of button D passing through a hole therein, the hook being clamped between the folded surfaces of the cast-off loop, as shown in Fig. 5.

In Figs. 1- and 4 a double end G is shown, which may have one of its members engaged with the hook F and the other in the cast-off loop B, thus dividing the strain and wear between the hook and loop; but it is obvious that book F may be made large enough to receive both members G and G of the end, and thus remove the entire strain from the loop B, which would then serve for the purpose of covering the hook F and for preventing the disengagement of the end therefrom as long as it is buttoned up in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The ordinary form of single member sus pender-end G (shown in Fig. 3) would always be placed in engagement with book F, from which it may easily be detached by the opening of cast-off loop B.

Any other means maybe employed to hold loop B in the closed position in substitution for the glove-buttoner D E without materially altering the intent of this invention.

It is obvious that this device is as well adapted to engage and hold the ends at the back termination of the suspenders as it is for the front cast-oft loops.

We claim as our invention-= In a suspender for garments, a front castoif loop comprising a strip having one end attached to the front terminal portion of the web or main body of the suspender, a hook attached to the cast-off strip and adapted to detachably engage with the suspenderends G G, the free end of the cast-oft adapt ed to swing outwardly and upwardly and fold upon itself, and be detachably secured in the folded position, with the hook within the loop and the suspender-ends in engagement with the hook, in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands, this 28th day of April, 1898, in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB N. FAUST. WILLIAM N. EICHBERG.

Witnesses:

EDMUND RIsLEY, ARCHIBALD MoLELLAN. 

